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No. 630,967. Patented Aug. l5, I899.

E; M. BUNNELL.

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(Application filed June 21, 1899.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ELLIOTT M. Bo'NNEtL, or CORRY, PENNSYLVANIA.

COUCH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 630,967, dated August15, 1899.

Application filed J fine 21,1899.

To all whont it may concern.

Be' it known that I, ELLIOTT M. BONNELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Corry, in the county of Erie and State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Couches, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates to those couches which and contemplates theprovision, in a couch, of a spring-cushion which while very comfortableis simple, in-' 4 expensive, and strong in construction and is connectedwith the main frame in such manner that'it is not likely to be brokendown or worked out of shape by the usage to which couches are ordinarilysubjected.

Theinvention will be fully understood from the following description andclaims when taken in conjunction with the annexed drawings, in which-Figure l is a longitudinal central section of a couch embracing myinvention with the upholstering omitted. Fig. 2 is a plan View of thesame. Figs. 3 andtare detail sections taken in the planes indicated bylines 3 3 and 4 4, respectively, of Fig. 1.

Referring by letter to the said drawings,A is the main frame of thecouch, which in the preferred embodiment of the invention is of wood andembraces side rails a, mounted on legs I) and having upwardly-extendinghead portions 0, and cross bars or slats d interposed between andconnected to the side rails at intervals in the length thereof.

B is the cushion, which is arranged upon the frame A and comprises abody-section C, a head-section D, and coiled springs E, interposedbetween and connecting the said sections. The body-section O of thecushion is made up of helical springs e, which are preferi ably of thehour-glass pattern and are arranged in longitudinal and also intransverse .series, as shown, lower longitudinally-disposed coiledsprings f, which are arranged between the longitudinal series of springse and are coiled about the contiguous portions of the lower whirls ofsprings e belonging to the same transverse series, so as to connect theseveral springs c in transverse as well as in longitudinal series attheir lower ends, upper longitudinally-disposed coiled springs g, whichare arranged between the longitu- Serial No. 721,359. (No model.)

nally-disposed coiled springs h, which are arranged at the outer sidesof the outer longitudinal series of springs c and are coiled atintervals in their length about the upper whirls thereof. The lowerwhirls of the springs e in the outer longitudinal series are connectedto the side rails a of the frame A by staples i, and the middle lowercoiled springf and the whirls of the springs e engaged thereby areconnected to the slats or cross-bars d by staples j. By reason of thisconstruction the lower ends of the springs e are securely connected tothe main frame A, and the necessityof tying the springs together 'isobviated. The cushion-section C is also connected with the frame Athrough the medium. of a wire frame F,which embraces transverse portionsin, extending through eyes 1 at the inner ends of the upper coiled wiresg, and longitudinal portions m, which extend through the whirls of thecoiled wires h and terminate in depending portions 12, connected bystaples p to the frame A. As will be readily appreciated, the wire frameF securely connects the upper portion of the cushionsection to the mainframe, and thereby retains the section in shape and holds it againstsagging or breaking down from usage, which is an important advantage.

The upper or head section D of the cushion B is composed of helicalsprings q, which are preferably tapered or reduced in diameter towardtheir lower ends and are arranged'in longitudinal and transverse series,upper longitudinally-disposed coiled springs 1', which are coiled aboutand connect the contiguous upper whirls of the springs q, upperlongitudinally-disposed coiled springs s, which are arranged at theoutside of and are coiled about the upper whirls of the outer springs q,lower transversely-disposed coiled springs t, which are coiled about orengage the lower whirls of the springs q, lower longitudinallydisposedcoiled springs u, which are coiled about the lower ends of the springs qand are interlocked with the transverse springs 11 and transverse wires1;, (see Fig. 3,) each of which takes through eyes to at the lower endsof all the springs g in one'transverse series and also through-one ormore coils of each coiled wire to and serves to connect the sametogether. Thus the lower ends of the heli' al springs embraced in thesection D are 2ecurely connected together in such manner as not todiminish their resiliency. The said section D is connected in turn tothe frame A by staples w. Its upper portion is also connected with themain frame A through the medium of a wire frame G. This frame Gpreferably comprises a wire as, having a transverse portion 2 extendingthrough eyes a at the inner ends of the coiled wires 1', and angulararms 1), extending through whirls of the coiled wires 8, and wires y,which extend through whirls of the coiled wires 8 and are connected atone end to the arms b of wire a: and are provided at their opposite endswith depending portions c,'which are connected by staples d to the frameA. The

wire frame G securely connects the upper portion of the cushion-sectionD to the main frame, and thereby retainssaid section in shape and holdsit against sagging or breaking down.

The adjacent transverse portions of the two frames F G serve for theconnection of the springs E, as shown in Fig. 2. These springs E tie thetwo cushion-sections C D together to hold the helical springs thereofagainst sagging in the direction of the length of the couch, and yet donot interfere with the compression and expansion of the springs e g ordiminish the resiliency of the two cushionsections 0 D. g

It will be observed from the foregoing that my improvements form a couchwhich may be made quite as easily and cheaply as the ordinary couch andyet is very comfortable and is not liable to be worked out of shape orbroken down by ordinary usage.

I have entered into a specific description of the construction andrelative arrangement of the parts of my improved couch in onder toimpart a full, clear, and exact understanding of the same. I do notdesire, however, to be understood as confining myself to such spes cificconstruction and arrangement of parts,

in practice as fairly fall within the scope of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is p I v 1. Thecombination witha main frame; of. cushion-sections arranged upon andconnected to said frame and respectively comprising aplurality ofhelical springs,retaining-frames comprising .transverse portionsarranged at the inner ends of the cushion-sections and connected withthe upper whirls of springs thereof, and longitudinal portions restingat the outer sides of the cushion-sections and connected with the upperwhirls of springs thereof and also connected to the main frame, and aspringconnection interposed between the inner transverse portions of theretainingframes, substantially as specified.

2. In a couch, the'combination with a main frame having a body and aninclined head portion; of cushion-sections arranged upon and connectedto the body and head portion, respectively, andrespectively comprising aplurality of helical springs, wire shape-retaining frames comprisingtransverse portions arranged at the inner ends of thecushion-sectionsand connected with the upper whirls of springs thereof, and longitudinalportions resting at the outer sides of the cushion-sections andconnected with the upper whirls of springs thereof and terminating ind'epending'portions connected to the main frame, and coiled springsinterposed between and connecting the transverse portions of the wireframes, substantially as specified.

3. In a couch, the combination with a main frame having a body and aninclined head portion; of cushion-sections arranged upon and connectedto the body and head portion, respectively, and respectively comprisinga plurality of helical springs, longitudinally disposed, intermediate,coiled springs interposed between the helical springs and engaging theupper whirls thereof and having eyes at their inner ends, longitudinallydisposed, outer coiled springs arranged alongside of and engaging theupper whirls of the outer helical springs, wire, shape-retaining framescomprising transverse portions arranged at the inner ends of thecushion-sections and extending through the eyes of the intermediatecoiled wires, and longitudinal portions extending through the whirls ofthe outer coiled wires and terminating in depending portions connectedto the main frame, and coiled springs interposed between and connectingthe transverse portions of the wire 7 frames, substantially asspecified. as such changes or modifications maybe made.

ELLIOTT M. BONNELL.

Witnesses:

GEO. A. NANTES, ANr'IA B. HEERLEIN.

